Girls Names – Meanings & Origins

دلوعه

Dalwah is an Arabic name for girls that means well bucket, a bucket or container used for bringing water out of a well.

دانية

close, near. The Quran uses Dania it when speaking of the fruits and the shade of the trees of Paradise, saying that the fruit of the trees are close and within reach always.

داردان

Dardana is a variant of the Urdu girl name Dordana which means pearl, precious one.

ضارية

Daria is a Persian name for boys that means owner, acquirer, figuratively meaning wealthy, blessed. Daria is the name of a king of Persia.

داريه

Aware, knowledgeable

درخشندا

Splendid, glittering.

دِرَّة

pearl, brilliant, teat, udder name of a Sahabiyah RA, daughter of Abu Lahab.

دَارِيَا

Darya carries the essence of the vast, boundless sea, embodying a spirit that is both calm and deep, flowing with wisdom, elegance, and an eternal sense of serenity.

دِماء

Sea, Ocean and River. Daumaa means sea and ocean, it is a variant of the name Damaa.

دولتخت

She was from a ruling family

دِيَة

Daya embodies the grace of restorative peace and quiet resolve, reflecting a soul that seeks balance, offers healing, and brings gentle harmony to the world around it.

ديانا

Dayana is a Persian name for girls that means gold. The word comes from the Zend/Pazend tradition and is not related to the Roman name Diana.

ديلارا

Delara is a Persian name for girls and boys that means beloved, darling. Its literal meaning is one who brings happiness and joy to the hearts of others.

دلارم

Delaram is a Persian name for girls and boys that means peaceful-hearted, tranquil-hearted, one whose heart is at peace.

دلبير

Delbar is a Persian name for girls and boys that means charming, enticing, captivating. Its literal meaning is capturer/hijacker of the heart.

دلدار

Deldar is a Persian name for boys and girls that means in love, beloved, one who has a lover. It also means brave, courageous. The literal meaning of Deldar is one who has a heart, one who has a sweetheart.

دلنفز

Delnavaz is a Persian name for girls and boys that means one who brings peace and tranquility to the heart, one who consoles the heart. Delnavaz is formed from Del (heart) and navaz (one who consoles, one who comforts).

دلشاد

Delshad is a Persian name for boys and girls that means happy, joyful, cheerful. It is formed from the words Del (heart) and -shad (happy, joyful), thus the literal meaning is happy-hearted.

درخشا

Derakhshan is a Persian name for girls that means shining like the Sun, brilliant, dazzling.

درخشنده

Derakhshandeh is a Persian name for girls that means brilliant, radiant, glowing.

ذَكِيَّة

A lady with keen perception and a sharp mind, an intelligent lady, Bright.

دِيْبَاج

Dibaaj is an Arabic name for boys and girls that refers to a type of silk cloth.

دِلَالَة

Dilalah is an Arabic name for girls that means guidance, instruction.

ديلربا

Heart-ravishing, a beloved object.

دِيمة

Cloud which carries rainwater

دِينا

It was the name of the grandfater of Abu Bin Thabit.

دِينارة

Dinarah is an Arabic name for girls that means gold coin.

ضياء

(Ziyaa) Light, spender, brilliance.

دَيَّانة

Diyana is an Avestan name that means giver of gifts, giver of charity, generous, benevolent. Avestan is an ancient language of Persian. This word is not related to the common Western name Diana which comes from Roman origins.

دِينَة

Diyanah embodies serene devotion, a gentle soul grounded in faith, radiating tranquility and peace, a beacon of hope in the stillness of the heart.

دجيملا

Variant of Arabic Jamila, meaning 'beautiful.'

دُعَاء

Pray, a voice of heart, request to All-mighty Allah, a source of connection with Allah and Human

دُنْيَا

Donya is another spelling of the Arabic girl name Dunya, which means worldly life. This spelling is often used by non-Arabs, especially Persians.

دورنا

Dorna is a Persian name for girls. It is the name of a bird known as crane in English.

دَجَّانة

A great rain, name of a woman.

درافشا

Durafshan is a Persian name for girls that means spreader of good things, source of good things. Its literal meaning is spreader/distributor of pearls.

دَوْرِيّ

A sparkling star glittering like a gem

دورية

A large or precious pearl, name of a Sahaabi (RA).

إحسانه

Ehsaneh is an Arabic-Persian name for girls that means virtuous, pious, doer of good deeds. It is formed the Arabic word Ihsan (goodness, virtue, the doing of good deeds) and the Persian attribute suffix eh.

إِيفَاد

Eifad is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means to send someone on a mission, to be fast, to be high and above something.

إِينَاس

Einas is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means to feel at peace, to become tranquil, to stop being afraid.

إيراء

Kindling, to kindle a fire, to start a fire. It is derived from the W-R-Y root which is used in many places in the Quran.

إِيثَار

Eithar is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means to love another person and to give them preference over yourself.

إلينا

Eliana is a Turkish name for girls that means gift. It can also mean beloved by the people.

إليزابيث

Elizabeth is an English name for girls that comes from the Hebrew word Elisheva. Elisheva was the name of the wife of Prophet Aaron in the Old Testament. The meaning of Elizabeth is my God is abundance , which is an acceptable meaning.

عُلَمَا

Elma is a name that embodies wisdom and insight, a gentle soul with a deep understanding of life's complexities, radiating a quiet strength and serenity.

فَاضِلَة

(Faazilah), Accomplished, virtuous, a female scholer.

فاهمة

Intelligent, Educated and Intellectual